17 February 2015

One of the greatest challenges for people who have activated kundalini energy is anxiety related to the odd, stressful, embarrassing and occasionally painful phenomena that may arise. Since anxiety makes this experience more difficult, here are a few notes on ways to release the anxiety and find more
balance and harmony in the midst of this process.

1. If you have a history or trauma or abuse the energy may
be triggering sensations that felt invasive and painful in the past.Emotions may arise even though you do not recall
the cause. Sometimes the body stores memories that the mind does not recall. If trauma is part of your life history find a
therapist to talk through old and difficult history.

2. Make a ritual every morning for when you awaken instead
of lyingin bed worrying – get up right
away – and decide what would lift your spirits such asplay some music you like, take a shower,
start an indoor garden with pots of flowers you tend, dance, talk to a good
friend, sing, give yourself a mantra such as I am free, whole, available to
love and enjoy my life– you create it.You may feel resistance to lifting yourself out of the anxiety and have
to force yourself at first, but if you want to be well you have to learn to
live in a new way.You were happy for a
while so you have that capacity and you need not to let the fearful side of
yourself (the pain body as Eckhart Tolle calls it) overrule you.

3. One of the truths that awakened people know is that No
Thought is True! Thoughts are just neurons firing, usually based on past
conditioning.You need to question any
negative or fearful thought. It is just the mind carrying you away to a place
that is hurtful.When you have a fearful
thought, Can you try to bring your attention to the moment instead – that mean
to bring awareness into the heart and feel your feet on the ground, look around
the room and feel you are there right now, and that nothing bad is actually
happening, ask what is needed right now and move into the here and now.Put something uplifting or beautiful in each
room of your house.

4.If you do not
already meditate, learn to meditate or sit in silence, bring awareness into the
heart or belly. Find the natural stillness deep within.

5.If you are dealing
with excessive heat avoid caffeine, spices, wine and other alcohol and
honey.You might get a book on Ayurveda
that has a test you can take to tell you your body type, and see if there are
food recommendations for that type.Usually people in this process tune into their bodies to see what feels
right regarding eating meat.When you
have indigestion look at what you ate that day and see if you can avoid it for
awhile.

To calm heat and energy try taking a bath with Epson salts
in lukewarm water, going for a walk or even a jogging run, putting attention
into the heart and imagining love flowing out on the exhalation, or distracting
yourself with some activity you enjoy.

Try a cooling breath – stick out tongue and curl it.Breath in through the mouth over the tongue.
Close mouth and swallow, Slowly exhale through the nose. Try this 2 or 3times when you feel the heat.

6.. Find something to do each day that you love andlook forward to.Experiment.It might be art, baking something new, connecting with a special friend,
a dance or gentle yoga or deep relaxation class – when energy awakens it draws
us to live an authentic life – to be really true to ourselves.

7. Do not place attention on any fearful message passed on
by someone else – avoid projections that are not based on deep wisdom and
experience related to this process. Be careful about who you follow on the
internet – if they are trying to recruit you or frighten you they are not
working in your best interest.This is
not being caused by some outside energy or anything wrong you have ever
done.It is your own life force which is
in a process to help you become free of your old patterns, identifications and
suffering.

8. Insomnia is a common problem associated with
kundalini.There is more energy in the
body and it tends to become active when you are trying to relax.

However in our culture millions of people have insomnia –
mental preoccupation and worry is a major factor. Here area few general rules for managingit.

Have a completely dark room.

Do not use computer, phone or electronics for two hours
before bed.

No caffeine.

No sugar in evening and eat lightly at night.

Some people do find some good wholegrain bread is helpful in
evening.

Count your breaths backward from 100 to 0.

Go to bed at same time each night.

If you lay awake a long time, just get up and do something
else such as read a comforting or boring book for a half hour. (Or scrub the
bathroom floor – this will be a disincentive for staying awake!)

Get more physical exercise.

If you are worrying about something write it down and put it
aside.

Listen to a relaxation tape.Sounds True has an insomnia set of DVDs that has general information and
relaxation meditations.
Try Tranquil Sleep – a melatonin mix that is over the counter at health food
stores like Whole Foods.It’s a chewable
tablet. Take it 2 hours before bedtime.

Ask your partnerto
give you a food massage – or share this with him or her.

9.Your interest in
sex, food and socializing may go through radical ups and downs.This is common during this process depending
on where the energy is working.It is a
time to explore autonomy – really following your own inner guidance about what
is best for you.These ups and downs
will level out eventually.

There is more guidance for people in this process in my new
books The Kundalini Guide and The Awakening Guide, available on
Amazon and Kindle.This experience is a
natural correlate of spiritual awakening, and as you learn to live with it you
are likely to find bliss moments, and surprising insights arise.Learn to ride the waves and come to
understand what spiritual awakening is really all about.

About Me

For over 30 years I have mentored and consulted with people in the process of kundalini awakening or spiritual emergence. I wrote "Energies of Transformation: A Guide to the Kundalini Process" in 1990 and recently published "The Kundalini Guide" and "The Awakening Guide" for people who need support and understanding as they move into spiritual awakening.

I was a founder of the Kundalini Research Network and currently I own Shanti River Center in Ashland, Oregon.